Abstract

GUZMAN-VALDERRABANO, Carlos Roberto; HERNANDEZ-SALDANA, Raúl; SOTO-RAMOS, Mario  and  HINOJOS-GALLARDO, Luis Carlos. Congenital diaphragmatic eventration in a 9 month patient: Case report and review. Neumol. cir. torax [online]. 2017, vol.76, n.1, pp.24-29. ISSN 0028-3746.

Eventration of the diaphragm is a rare disease in children, defined as an abnormal elevation, either partially or totally, of the diaphragm without a solution of continuity associated with the displacement of the abdominal organs into the chest. Some reports refer an incidence of 1 to 3/1,000 newborns. It occurs more frequently in males, and represents 5% of all diaphragmatic abnormalities. They are classified according to their origin in congenital and acquired each having particular characteristics. It can occur in isolation or associated with other birth defects: pulmonary hypoplasia, congenital heart disease, pectus excavatum, cleft palate, hypospadias, cryptorchidism and congenital torticollis. The diagnosis is made with a chest film and a side where an elevated right hemidiaphragm is displayed at least two intercostal spaces above the left, or left intercostal space high above the law. The treatment of ED differs depending on its origin and clinical manifestations being in some cases required surgical management so a case report and review of the literature is presented.

Keywords : Eventration of the diaphragm; congenital eventration of the diaphragm; diaphragmatic plication; posterolateral thoracotomy.

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